Leung Fung-yee: Hong Kong will ease the access of licensed cryptocurrency trading platforms to global capital pools

Zhitongcaijing · 11/03/2025 06:17

The Zhitong Finance App learned that Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission Chief Executive Leung Fung-yee said that Hong Kong plans to relax regulations to encourage cryptocurrency trading activities. Cryptocurrency trading platforms licensed by the Securities Regulatory Commission can connect local entities to their global order books, and the regulatory circular will be issued later today (November 3). This move will break the current closed model of using only orders within Hong Kong and allow cryptocurrency transactions to comply with regulations applicable to traditional assets.

Currently, cryptocurrency activity in Hong Kong is still relatively sluggish compared to cryptocurrency hubs such as the US. Leung Fung-yee said that Hong Kong regulators have taken a tough stance, but once they can ensure that investors can be protected, regulations will be relaxed. She also said that in the next phase, regulators will consider allowing locally licensed cryptocurrency brokers to access global liquidity pools, but did not provide a specific timeline.

If implemented, it may attract crypto trading giants such as Binance and Coinbase. These companies can use brokerage licenses to set up business in Hong Kong without requiring years to obtain a full cryptocurrency exchange license.